A gymnast from Singapore, aiming to compete in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is undertaking her pre-qualification training at Marriotts Gymnastics Centre in Stevenage.
Twenty-two year old Lim Heem Wei arrived in the UK on Friday morning along with her coaches. She spent the weekend training at Marriotts before taking part in the Test Event in London this week.
Lim Heem Wei won a silver medal in the Women’s Beam event in gymnastics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
Over 600 facilities across the UK are approved pre-games training camps for Olympic and Paralympic teams. Hertfordshire has 17 training camps, which offer wide ranging sports facilities from athletics to gymnastics and fencing to wrestling. Four Caribbean National Olympic Committees have committed to Pre-Games training in Hertfordshire. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) were the first team to commit to Hertfordshire in June 2009 with St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis and St Vincent and the Grenadines following.
Derrick Ashley, Chairman of Hertfordshire is Ready for Winners said, “I wish Lim Heem Wei lots of luck and am sure that her stay in Hertfordshire will be the perfect preparation ensuring that she qualifies for the London 2012 Olympic Games next week. Hertfordshire is Ready for Winners have signed four Caribbean nations up to train in Hertfordshire before the Games in the Summer; one of whom the British Virgin Islands will be hosted in the village community of Aston, near Stevenage. Now is the time for Hertfordshire to forge lasting friendships with communities around the globe.”
Gymnast Lim Heem Wei said, “There are lots of uncertainties with the London 2012 Test Event so I am focussing on what I can control and practicing my routines. My preparation has been good and I just hope that I can deliver on the day. Training here in Stevenage is going well so far.”
Derek Trotter, Senior Coach, Marriotts Gymnastics Centre explained how Lim Heem Wei came to Stevenage, “I used to work in Singapore and I know the President of Singapore Gymnastics, those kind of personal connections really make a difference. I really hope she qualifies for London 2012 and then she can come back to Marriotts.”
Councillor Howard Burrell, Executive Member for Children and Young People, Culture, Sport and Leisure, said, “I’m honoured to be welcoming Lim Heem Wei and her coaches to Stevenage today. Having a world-class athlete use our facilities is a fantastic endorsement and will, I hope, encourage many of our own local athletes in their sporting endeavours.”
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